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WordConvs - Documents batch converter and formatter with use of MS Word

WordConvs is flexible system for text conversion and formatting. It uses the text converters included in Microsoft Word 8.0 or higher to convert files written by other word processors. This version works with the new Word 2007 as well, which allows conversion to PDF. Moreover the program lets you change the document setting (like page with, page height, margins etc, that is nearly all the parameters used by MsWord). So you can utilize it also to standardize in one run a batch of documents written with different parameters. In that case the conversion step can be skipped if not needed.
WordConvs allows:

• to transport documents from one Word Processor to another
• to change the documents settings, so you can get better results, as not always the conversion give the required results
• to standardize your documents reformatting them
• to process easily and quickly a big number of documents in one step.

WordConvs use Microsoft Word and its converters to convert from and to the available input and output formats. It allows also the use of an external converter program, like OdfConverterTest.exe, which allows to convert Open Office documents (.odt) to MS Word documents, or any other you have and you prefer to use. This option can be useful if a conversion program doesn't have batch capability or doesn't allow to scan subdirectories or/and to process hidden files and folders, as WordConvs gives these functionalities. It can be useful also if there is not an included mechanism to test the completeness of the conversion, as some converters in case of errors in input file truncate the conversion without any kind of indication of the fact. In case of processing of a large number of file this can be dangerous as you believe that the results are good while you can have as result some truncated document (only partially converted). To test, also if not in a secure way, this case, a program has been inserted which count the words, lines, and characters of the input document. As Microsoft Word has internally the possibility to count them in the output document, it is possible to compare these counters.

The functions implemented allows:

• the choice of files or directories to be processed
• the selection of input and output format
• the selection of document settings to be changed
• the setting of new parameters values
• the configuration of the program, which includes:
o the use of a new log file for each run
o the debug function which activate the display of Word windows displaying each program activity
o the exclusion of document conversion (when input and output format are the same)
o the use of an external conversion program
o preprocessing of input file for checking its correctness (available only for WordStar input files)
o the processing of a single file
o the scan of subdirectories when multiple file processing is selected
o the optional scan of hidden directories when multiple file processing is selected
o the optional scan of hidden files when multiple file processing is selected
o the optional checking of word count (with an external program)
o the optional checking of line count (with an external program)
o the optional checking of char count or not (with an external program)
o the inclusion of source file extension in the destination file name
o the option to add page numbers
o adjustable portrait and landscape parameters
o the removal of empty sections
o the removal of Carriage Return characters at end of sessions
o the selection of measurement unit
o the word count alarm threshold (as percent difference on input and output file values)
o the line count alarm
o the char count alarm

You can choose which parameters to modify in the converted document (all the unselected parameters remain unchanged).
Three dialogs (page, paragraph and font setup), very similar to that used by MsWord allow to set the values of the parameters. These values are used only if the corresponding checkboxes in the Parameters Set dialog are checked.
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Distribution

The program is distributed in shareware. You can try it for free with some limitations, still having the possibility to test all the program functionalities. The limitations are:

• In batch conversion (multiple file processing) mode, formatting functions are disabled and only documents smaller then 50 kb can be processed.
• In Single File Conversion mode, the conversion function is disabled and and only documents smaller then 25 kb can be processed and the output file name is always TEST.DOC, independently form input file name.